Somewhere in Honduras, in a little village, on a white wall, there is this graffiti:
Ingenieros Sin Fronteras
That’s Spanish for “Engineers Without Borders.”
And the graffiti is signed, in a bold black stroke, Michigan Tech, USA.
That’s how far afield Michigan Tech takes its message–and makes its name known—as students reach out to help people in developing countries—all with an eye on sustainability. The Sustainable Futures Institute alone is comprised of nine groups, 90 faculty and staff, 21 departments and 90 graduate students. Overall, on campus, there are 41 sustainability groups.
The list of their projects on campus and in the community are ambitious. Scores of recycling containers; firewood sales; solar water heating; using carpets and furniture with recycled components; harnessing wind energy; using biomass to make diesel fuel; planting herbs; protecting wetlands (“Dump no waste. Drains to Portage”).
See Tech Today for the complete news story highlighting the second annual gathering on campus sustainability that was held this week.